1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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volumes together on the same LSI Logic SAS controller.
Built-in SATA RAID solution
The Intel
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ICH7R allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 conguration for
SATA hard disk drives via the Intel
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Matrix Storage Manager (under Windows
Operating System) or the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (no RAID
5).
USB 2.0 technology
The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specication,
dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB
1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1.
Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring
The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASIC (integrated in the Winbond
hardware monitor) to prevent overheating and damage. The system fan rotations
per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection. The ASIC monitors the
voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components.
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features
CrashFree BIOS 3
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to restore corrupted BIOS data from a
USB ash disk containing the BIOS le.
ASUS MyLogo2™
This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add
style to your system with customizable boot logos.
ASUS Smart Fan technology I
The ASUS Smart Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the
system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efcient operation.